Ann Reed
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Ann Reed is an American singer-songwriter
and guitar player from Minneapolis, Minnesota
. She is one of the few women who primarily play the 12-string guitar. Ann has appeared on Good Morning America
and on radio shows such as A Prairie Home Companion
and The Morning Show
on Minnesota Public Radio
, All Things Considered
, and Mountain Stage
. She has performed at folk festivals including Bumbershoot
and the Winnipeg Folk Festival
, and continues to perform in concert. In recent years, Ann has also developed her talents as a playwright and voice-over talent, creating and producing a podcast called The Henry and Buster Show. She donates up to 25% of her concert tour bookings for organizations that primarily address issues affecting women and children. Reed first recorded independently then with Red House Records
, but since the early 90's she has produced and distributed her music through her own company, "Turtlecub Productions". She has received several awards from the Minnesota Music Academy including Songwriter of the Year and Artist of the Year.
Singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriters are musicians who write, compose and sing their own musical material including lyrics and melodies. As opposed to contemporary popular music singers who write their own songs, the term singer-songwriter describes a distinct form of artistry, closely associated with the...
and guitar player from Minneapolis, Minnesota
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Minneapolis , nicknamed "City of Lakes" and the "Mill City," is the county seat of Hennepin County, the largest city in the U.S. state of Minnesota, and the 48th largest in the United States...
. She is one of the few women who primarily play the 12-string guitar. Ann has appeared on Good Morning America
Good Morning America
Good Morning America is an American morning news and talk show that is broadcast on the ABC television network; it debuted on November 3, 1975. The weekday program airs for two hours; a third hour aired between 2007 and 2008 exclusively on ABC News Now...
and on radio shows such as A Prairie Home Companion
A Prairie Home Companion
A Prairie Home Companion is a live radio variety show created and hosted by Garrison Keillor. The show runs on Saturdays from 5 to 7 p.m. Central Time, and usually originates from the Fitzgerald Theater in Saint Paul, Minnesota, although it is frequently taken on the road...
and The Morning Show
The Morning Show (Minnesota Public Radio)
The Morning Show was a morning drive-time radio program produced in St. Paul, Minnesota and broadcast on Minnesota Public Radio's KCMP and other stations of the MPR network....
on Minnesota Public Radio
Minnesota Public Radio
Minnesota Public Radio , is the flagship National Public Radio member network for the state of Minnesota. With its three services, News & Information, Classical Music and The Current, MPR operates a 42-station regional radio network in the upper Midwest serving over 8 million people...
, All Things Considered
All Things Considered
All Things Considered is the flagship news program on the American network National Public Radio. It was the first news program on NPR, and is broadcast live worldwide through several outlets...
, and Mountain Stage
Mountain Stage
Mountain Stage is a two-hour music radio show, first aired in 1983, produced by WV Public Broadcasting and distributed worldwide by National Public Radio and the Voice of America's satellite radio service. Hosted by Larry Groce, the program showcases diverse music, from the traditional to modern...
. She has performed at folk festivals including Bumbershoot
Bumbershoot
Bumbershoot is an annual international music and arts festival held in Seattle, Washington. One of North America's largest such festivals, it takes place every Labor Day weekend at the 74-acre Seattle Center, which was built for the 1962 World's Fair. Seattle Center includes indoor theaters,...
and the Winnipeg Folk Festival
Winnipeg Folk Festival
The Winnipeg Folk Festival is a summer folk music festival held in Birds Hill Provincial Park, near Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. It features a variety of folk artists from all around the world, as well as a number of local folk performers....
, and continues to perform in concert. In recent years, Ann has also developed her talents as a playwright and voice-over talent, creating and producing a podcast called The Henry and Buster Show. She donates up to 25% of her concert tour bookings for organizations that primarily address issues affecting women and children. Reed first recorded independently then with Red House Records
Red House Records
Red House Records is an American independent record label specializing in folk music and is based in St. Paul, Minnesota.The label was originally created in 1981 by Greg Brown as a method to distribute his own music, and is named for a farmhouse in Iowa where he was living...
, but since the early 90's she has produced and distributed her music through her own company, "Turtlecub Productions". She has received several awards from the Minnesota Music Academy including Songwriter of the Year and Artist of the Year.
Discography
- Carpediem (1980)
- Room & Board (1984)
- Just Can't Stop (LP/cassette, Red House RecordsRed House RecordsRed House Records is an American independent record label specializing in folk music and is based in St. Paul, Minnesota.The label was originally created in 1981 by Greg Brown as a method to distribute his own music, and is named for a farmhouse in Iowa where he was living...
, 1986) - Talk To Me (LP/cassette/CD, Red House RecordsRed House RecordsRed House Records is an American independent record label specializing in folk music and is based in St. Paul, Minnesota.The label was originally created in 1981 by Greg Brown as a method to distribute his own music, and is named for a farmhouse in Iowa where he was living...
, 1990) - Back and Forth (1990)
- Road of the Heart (1991)
- By Request (1992)
- Hole in The Day (1993)
- Life Gets Real (1995)
- Timing is Everything (1997)
- Through the Window (2000)
- Not Your Average Holiday CD (2001)
- Gift of Age (2002)
- Ann Reed Valentine's CD (2003)
- Telling Stories (2006)
- Every Long Journey : Songs for Wellness (2006)
- The State Fair Songs (2007)
- Heroes (2007)
- Songs for Minnesota (2008)
- Where the Earth Is Round (2009)
- Eventually (released as a single, 2011)
- One Breath (released as a single, 2011)